Hi all, i was training my Dobe (10 months) yesterday and thought that i would do a bit of a distraction recall.
I got my partner to play with "Giia" a little bit, and sort of holding the lead.
I was about ten metres away and i gave her formal recall command.
She responded instantly but then quickly scooted back to my partner and sat in the heal position. (She went back quickly, as if too say "Phew.. Shit! Damn what was i thinking, idiot!)
Obviously i did not correct for this, and left the lesson at that to hopefully forget about it.
The question is this, how else could i have gone about it? She did what she thought was the right thing, more of a dog psychology question really.
Has anyone had similar happen?
Anyone got any other distraction recalls that they perform?
With my pup, I'm still making recall on a long line. He is in NO WAY reliable and his attention span that of a hummingbird!
I would tend to think that the recall should have been enforced. You are her primary and your commands should be heeded over and above all else.
I might be wrong here, but, that's the way I would handle it. Back to a long line and correction for not obeying (so long as you're absolutly sure her recall is reliable)
It seems like she refused you in favor of the 'easier' thing to do. ie: sit/heel with the current handler. What if the other person wasn't a friend?? Would she switch teams that easily?? Hmmmmmm <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
# There is no way she would have done that with ANYONE, except my partner.
# Going back was not the easiest way. The look on her face was also filled with confusion.
# I didn't want to risk inflaming the situation anymore, that is why i ended and quit. (I wasn't sure, and was nervous of what to do.)
# I didn't have a long line to correct anyway, i'm hoping she will forget about what happened.
What would your dog have definately done in the same situation?
What would you have done?
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I am her primary yes, my partner warrants the same responses and is also primary. How do i draw the line in the dog's mind.
Would some peoples dogs leave someone "working them" if they heard their recall? (accident or not?)
With my pup, I'm certain anything that seems more fun then me, he's going to go to. We are barely at the basics of obedience training as I also want to do things the right way and possibly compete.
When this happened did your partner say or do anything that may have given her conflicting cues? You say she seemed confused as to what to do.
I would have done exactly the same thing you did. Except for one thing, I would have immediatly gone back to the dog, and given commands that I was positive she'd follow and I was in a position to back them up. Then get the long line on her and attempt the 'failed' exercise once more with corrections.
This time making it a VERY motivational recall and ensuring your partner is an absolute statue so as not to confuse her with conflicting signals or body language.
Good Luck!
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